Draft of Minutes for the Membership Meeting on November 10,2008

November 10, 2008 Horses Rock Membership Meeting Time 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM West Rural Community Center   Draft of Minutes   These minutes will be submitted for approval at the next membership meeting on December 8, 2008   As president, Kaitlyn Shaheen called the meeting to order We said the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4H Pledge Our secretary, Helenna Snowden, took attendance. There were 5 elementary members, 5 middle school members, and 3 high school members present, adding to a total of 13 members. Kaitlyn Shaheen gave the Financial Report: currently, we have $2,013.33 which will decrease after we buy our T-shirts   Committee Reports   Programs Committee: Kylie Husta, our 1st Vice President, asked for program suggestions and told us that on Sunday, November 16 from 2:00 to 3:30 will be a trash pick-up along the road leading to Pace Bend Park. Directions can be found on the 4H website. Afterwards there will be Pizza and hot tub swimming at Holly Carson's house.. There will also be a clean-up at Signal Hill on December 3 from 5:00 to around 5:30.   Fundraising Committee: Kaitlyn told us that we will be having a Play-Day as a fundraiser and that every 4H member should try to raise $50 dollars and get sponsors. There will be more information on this in February.   Community Service: Elena Enno, our 3rd Vice President, reviewed the shoebox project, and we later documented that Elyse Runkle, Kaitlyn Shaheen, Helenna Snowden, Kylie Husta, Meghan French, Hannah McVaney, Elena Enno, Emma Ryan, and Lucy Ryan brought shoeboxes. Elena also told us that there will be a clean-up at D-Ranch, the place we use for Drill-Team meetings, but it has not yet been scheduled. There will also be volunteer opportunities helping disabled children ride horses, but more information is still being gathered on this subject.   Recreation/Social Committee: The awards banquet, which is where those who have contributed to the club will be recognized, will be held sometime in August at Holly Carson's house.   Membership Committee: Hannah McVaney, our 2nd Vice President, explained the 4H Connect website to us. All 4H members need to register there.   Drill Team Report: Kaitlin Petras, our Drill Team Leader, gave the Drill-Team report. The Drill-Team will meet on Sundays at 4:00 PM at D-Ranch until lights are put up, at which point Drill-Team will meet on Mondays. At the next Drill-Team meeting, which will be on Sunday the 23rd, Eric Carville will come to instruct. There are currently six Drill-Team members, and eight are needed to compete, so if someone else wants to join, they can come to the next meeting.   Vet Project Report: Kaitlyn reviewed the Vet Project, which is a five year project done by Texas A&M. Currently seven members are interested, but the project has not been officially started yet. Meghan French gave the Junior Horsemanship Report.   Other New Business: We moved and seconded that our T-Shirts this year will be yellow with green writing and a less feminine horse design.   Program: We played a getting-to-know-each-other game which consisted of each person saying three things about themselves, two of which are lies, and everyone guessing what the truth is.   We moved and seconded the adjourning of the meeting